Michel Foucault(1926-1984) 媒介与社会性别精品课程专题演讲
Michel Foucault (1926-1984) 媒介与社会性别精品课程专题演讲
Michel Foucault's The history of sexuality Originally projected as six volumes, cut short by his untimely death from complications of HIv-AIDS Volume l La volonte de savoir(1976); translated into English in 1978 as The History of sexuality An Introduction Volume Il: L'usage des plaisirs(1984); translated into English in 1985 as the Use of pleasure Volume Ill: Le souci de soi (1984); translated into English in 1986 as The Care of the Self. Volume IV: Les aveux de la chair incomplete unpublished); would be translated as The Confessions of the flesh
Michel Foucault’s The History of Sexuality Originally projected as six volumes, cut short by his untimely death from complications of HIV-AIDS Volume I: La volonté de savoir (1976); translated into English in 1978 as The History of Sexuality: An Introduction. Volume II: L'usage des plaisirs (1984); translated into English in 1985 as The Use of Pleasure. Volume III: Le souci de soi (1984); translated into English in 1986 as The Care of the Self. Volume IV: Les aveux de la chair (incomplete; unpublished); would be translated as The Confessions of the Flesh
Other major Works by Foucault Folie et deraison: Histoire de la folie a 'age classique(1961) translated, abridged version Madness and civilization (1964); complete version The History of madness (2006) Naissance de la clinique: une archeologie du regard medical ( 1963); translated as The birth of the clinic An archaeology of medical Perception(1973) Les Mots et les choses. Une archeologie des sciences humaines(1966); translated as The Order of things: An Archaeology of the human Sciences (1970) Surveiller et punir Naissance de la prison(1975); translated as discipline and Punish The Birth of the prison(1977)
Other Major Works by Foucault • Folie et déraison: Histoire de la folie à l'âge classique (1961); translated, abridged version: Madness and Civilization (1964); complete version: The History of Madness (2006). • Naissance de la clinique: une archéologie du regard médical (1963); translated as The Birth of the Clinic: An Archaeology of Medical Perception (1973). • Les Mots et les choses. Une archéologie des sciences humaines (1966); translated as The Order of Things: An Archaeology of the Human Sciences (1970). • Surveiller et punir: Naissance de la prison (1975); translated as Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison (1977)
Foucault's summary of the dominant story"about sex and sexuality in the modern west Sexuality was carefully confined it moved into the home. the conjugal family took custody of it and absorbed it into the serious function of reproduction On the subject of sex, silence became the rule. the legitimate [meaning married and procreative couple laid down the lay. the couple imposed itself as model enforced the norm, safeguarded the truth and reserved the right to speak while retaining the principle of secrecy a single locus of sexuality was acknowledged in social space as well as at the heart of every household but it was a utilitarian and fertile one the parents bedroom"(3)
Foucault’s summary of the dominant “story” about sex and sexuality in the Modern West • “Sexuality was carefully confined; it moved into the home. The conjugal family took custody of it and absorbed it into the serious function of reproduction. On the subject of sex, silence became the rule. The legitimate [meaning married] and procreative couple laid down the lay. The couple imposed itself as model, enforced the norm, safeguarded the truth, and reserved the right to speak while retaining the principle of secrecy. A single locus of sexuality was acknowledged in social space as well as at the heart of every household, but it was a utilitarian and fertile one: the parent’s bedroom” (3)
Foucault's stated objective in questioning and reformulating the dominant"story"about sex and sexuality in the modern West Briefly my aim is to examine the case of a society which has been loudly castigating itself for its hypocrisy for more than a century, which speaks verbosely of its own silence, takes great pains to relate in detail the things it does not say denounces the powers it exercises, and promises to liberate itself from the very laws that have made it function. [. the question would like to pose is not Why are we repressed? but ather, Why do we say, with so much passion and so much resentment against our most recent past, against our present, and against ourselves, that we are repressed"( 8)
Foucault’s stated objective in questioning and reformulating the dominant “story” about sex and sexuality in the Modern West • “Briefly, my aim is to examine the case of a society which has been loudly castigating itself for its hypocrisy for more than a century, which speaks verbosely of its own silence, takes great pains to relate in detail the things it does not say, denounces the powers it exercises, and promises to liberate itself from the very laws that have made it function. […] The question I would like to pose is not, Why are we repressed? but rather, Why do we say, with so much passion and so much resentment against our most recent past, against our present, and against ourselves, that we are repressed” (8)
Metacriticism or Metacritique The criticism of criticism; the examination of the principles, methods, and terms of criticism either in general (as in critical theory or in the study of particular critical debates Criticism, Critique: the analysis and judgment of the merits and faults of a literary or artistic work often used negatively as in the expression of disapproval of someone or something based on perceived faults or mistakes from " critic 1580s one who passes judgment, from Medieval french critique (14c), from Latin criticus a judge, literary critic ,from Greek kritikos able to make judgments, from krinein to separate, decide, related to greek kritike tekhne critical art
Metacriticism or Metacritique • The criticism of criticism; the examination of the principles, methods, and terms of criticism either in general (as in critical theory) or in the study of particular critical debates • Criticism, Critique: the analysis and judgment of the merits and faults of a literary or artistic work (often used negatively, as in the expression of disapproval of someone or something based on perceived faults or mistakes; from “critic,” 1580s, "one who passes judgment," from Medieval French critique (14c.), from Latin criticus "a judge, literary critic," from Greek kritikos "able to make judgments," from krinein "to separate, decide,” related to Greek kritikē tekhnē ‘critical art.’
Hypocrisy Noun; the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which ones own behavior does not conform; pretense, from old French ypocrisie, via ecclesiastical or church Latin from greek hupokrisis ' acting of a theatrical part, from hupokrinesthai play a part, pretend, from hupo under+ krinein decide, judge. Hypocrisy usually implies a gap or difference between what one says and What one does
Hypocrisy • Noun; the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform; pretense; from Old French ypocrisie, via ecclesiastical or church Latin, from Greek hupokrisis ‘acting of a theatrical part,’ from hupokrinesthai ‘play a part, pretend,’ from hupo ‘under’ + krinein ‘decide, judge.’ Hypocrisy usually implies a gap or difference between what one says and what one does
We other victorians Phrase from Stephen Marcus' book the Other Victorians: a Study of sexuality and pornography in Mid-Nineteenth-Century England(1966) The Victorians: 1)of or relating to the reign of Victoria, queen of great Britain and ireland 1837- 1901 and empress of India 1876-1901; 2)of or relating to the attitudes and values of this period regarded as characterized by a stifling and prudish moral earnestness. (prudish a person who is or claims to be easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity)
We ‘Other’ Victorians • Phrase from Stephen Marcus’ book The Other Victorians: a Study of Sexuality and Pornography in Mid-Nineteenth-Century England (1966) • The Victorians: 1) of or relating to the reign of Victoria, queen of Great Britain and Ireland 1837– 1901 and empress of India 1876–1901; 2) of or relating to the attitudes and values of this period, regarded as characterized by a stifling and prudish moral earnestness. (prudish: a person who is or claims to be easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity)
The repressive Hypothesis REPRESSIVE, adjective; repression noun, from the verb to repress": 1 to subdue someone or something by force 2) to restrain or prevent (the expression of a feeling);3 )to suppress (a thought, feeling or desire in oneself so that it becomes or remains unconscious; 4) to inhibit the natural development or self-expression of someone or something; from Latin repress- pressed back, checked, from the verb reprimere, from re- back+ premere to press CONTRAST: EXPRESSION TO EXPRESS HYPOTHESIS: a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation from late Latin and, earlier, from Greek hupothesis foundation, from hupo under+ thesis placing
The Repressive Hypothesis • REPRESSIVE, adjective; “repression,” noun, from the verb “to repress”: 1) to subdue someone or something by force 2) to restrain or prevent (the expression of a feeling); 3) to suppress (a thought, feeling, or desire) in oneself so that it becomes or remains unconscious; 4) to inhibit the natural development or self-expression of someone or something; from Latin repress- ‘pressed back, checked,’ from the verb reprimere, from re- ‘back’ + premere ‘to press • CONTRAST: EXPRESSION, TO EXPRESS • HYPOTHESIS: a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation; from late Latin and, earlier, from Greek hupothesis ‘foundation,’ from hupo ‘under’ + thesis ‘placing.’
The incitement to discourse INCITEMENT, noun, from the verb to incite": 1)to encourage or stir up; 2)to urge or persuade someone (usually, but not always, to act in a violent or unlawful way he incited loyal subjects to rebellion DISCOURSE, noun: 1) written or spoken communication or debate 2 )a formal discussion of a topic in speech or writing; 3(old the process of reasoning from old French discours, from Latin discursus running to and froin medieval Latin argument), from the verb discurrere from dis -away t currere to run' the verb influenced by french discourir
The Incitement to Discourse • INCITEMENT, noun, from the verb “to incite”: 1) to encourage or stir up; 2) to urge or persuade someone (usually, but not always, to act in a violent or unlawful way): he incited loyal subjectsto rebellion. • DISCOURSE, noun: 1) written or spoken communication or debate; 2) a formal discussion of a topic in speech or writing; 3) (old) the process of reasoning; from Old French discours, from Latin discursus ‘running to and fro’ (in medieval Latin ‘argument’ ), from the verb discurrere, from dis- ‘away’ + currere ‘to run’ ; the verb influenced by French discourir
